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          Widow(er)'s Disability Benefits
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              Part I - General Information
          Part II - About Your Disability Annuity
                                Eligibility Requirements for a Disability Annuity
          When Your Disability Annuity Can Begin
          How Work Can Affect Your Disability Annuity Payments
          Conviction for a Criminal Offense Can Affect Your Annuity
          When Your Disability Annuity Could End
          Part III - Applying for Early Medicare Coverage
          Part IV - Events That Can Affect Your Disability
          Part V - Glossary
          Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability
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            This section describes the special requirements you must meet in order to receive a disability annuity.

In addition to meeting the general annuity requirements described in publication RB-17, "Survivor Annuities", you must be:

at least age 50, but less than age 60, and
	permanently disabled for all regular work before the end of your prescribed period (see Part V for the definitions of regular work and prescribed period).**Note:** If you are age 60 or older, you may be entitled to a regular widow(er)'s annuity.
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